§ 22. Mr. Ioan Evansasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest estimates of the levels of the retail price index and the tax and price index compared with May 1979.
§ Mr. BrittanBetween May 1979 and October 1981 the retail prices index increased by 40.7 per cent. Over the same period the tax and price index increased by 41.8 per cent.